Category: iPhone/iPod

Fingerzilla: MegaCity. Reign Chaos From Your iPad!

fingerzillaFingerzilla: MegaCity and it’s sibling application, Fingerzilla, for the iPod/iPhone bring the power of destruction to your fingertips. “Fingerzilla is a fast-paced, explosive game of utter destruction. Using your own finger(zilla), rain fiery chaos down upon buildings, cars, and people. The interface is simple, but the joy of squashing your boss is priceless!” -iTunes.

Games heavy on the touch aspect often do well in the iPad and iPhone/iPod market so it’s no surprise Fingerzilla is such a popular game. You go around smashing and destroying cities and buildings with a tap of your finger. The graphics are slightly lack-luster and not very polished but the fun game play does  a pretty good job of making up for that drawback.

Download and learn more about Fingerzilla: Megacity Here.

VLC Remote 5.0 -iPhone/iPod/iPad

icon160VLC remote provides a complete remote control for the incredibly popular VLC media player. VLC remote allows users to browse their full media collection on their computer or network drives, select & play movies, shows or music, all without leaving the comfort of the sofa, bed or beanbag. Version 5.0 adds multitasking support for iOS4 and beautiful new graphics that take advantage of the new Retina display.

Features include:

  • Easily control VLC from your sofa!
  • Full browsing control on your computer (select any file on your computer to play)
  • Stop, Play and Pause
  • Full DVD controls
  • Control volume, position, next track and previous track
  • Turn fullscreen on and off
  • Control subtitles, aspect ratio, audio track and delays
  • Use the picker control for fine control of volume and position
  • View the playlist and play files from it
  • Easily access external drives
  • Use landscape mode for more control and customize with skins
  • Automatically looks for VLC players in your local network

Download and learn more about VLC Remote 5.0 Here!

Three apps worth a second look.

In case you missed one of them, here are three apps that are worth a second look. daisydisk

  1. DaisyDisk (OS X) – With DaisyDisk you can free up disk space by quickly finding and deleting big, useless files. The program scans any mounted disk and displays it on the sunburst map. More…
  2. Helios (iPhone/iPod) – Designed as an aid to Cinematographers and Stills Photographers working in natural light, Helios is essential to anyone who needs to plan a day around the constantly changing character of sunlight. More…
  3. Papaya (OS X) – In my experience, Papaya has been the easiest way for me to turn my Mac into a dedicated file sharing hub. Papaya acts as a web server, sharing files through the HTTP protocol. This means that anyone with a web browser can download your files — no special software is needed on the receiving end. Files added to your library are served from wherever they’re located on your computer, so there’s no need to place them in certain folders. And since they’re all served from your own computer, there’s also no need to upload your files to any intermediary server. More…
Designed as an aid to Cinematographers and Stills Photographers working in natural light, Helios is essential to anyone who needs to plan a day around the constantly changing character of sunlight.

Satellite Flybys: iPhone/iPod Touch Satellite Tracking app

flybysThe International Space Station. The Hubble telescope. The space shuttle. Astronauts, taikonauts, and cosmonauts. They fly overhead more often than you think. All you need to know is when to look.

Satellite Flybys” turns your iPhone or iPod Touch into an indispensable, field-tested satellite watching tool. It tells you when spacecraft are about to appear (with a countdown clock!) and which direction you should face!

Features:

  • A one week look-ahead schedule of flybys
  • Active flyby alerts. Your phone will ring and prompt you to launch the app when a series of interesting flybys is in the offing.
  • A flyby countdown clock. This really fun feature helps you know *exactly* when to look.
  • Pictures and detailed information on each tracked object.
  • Night vision mode. Watch the countdown clock and read more about the satellite flying overhead–without spoiling your night vision.

Sound interesting? You can pick up the app at over at Apple’s app store for $2.99

Mailroom 1.0: Advanced Gmail For the iPhone and iPod Touch

mailroomRegardless of the reason for owning your iPhone/iPod Touch, you probably wouldn’t mind a neater and more efficient way of dealing with your emails when you’re on the go.

“Mailroom is the ultimate iPhone-Gmail integration suite, making native use of the Gmail iPhone web interface for both standard Gmail accounts and Google Apps for Business accounts. Mailroom integrates Gmail directly with native iPhone functionality including viewing attachments, local iPhone contact lists, etc.” - DaveMartorana.com (Developer)

One of Mailroom’s best features is the “TrueNew” new message count, which shows both actual new messages and unread messages in a split badge. Multiple account support works smoothly with both Gmail and Google Apps. In terms of UI, Mailroom is built on the Gmail web interface, so you can do anything with it that you can do with Gmail: folders, labels, stars and more. Plus, you get one of Mail.app’s best features: swiping a message to delete it.

Download and learn more about Mailroom here.

Furballs! 1.0

furballsFurballs is a mash-up of Bejeweled and Snood type game play. It doesn’t end there though. Using the familiar “tap and draw” control system made popular by Flight Control, you must guide the colorful furballs through space to make matches. As you progress, special objects appear such as meteors which can burn furballs, comets which freeze them, wildcard furballs and satellites too.

Very addicting and very clever. Even if you’re not into puzzle games you really should give this one a try as it much more than just a puzzle game.

Learn more about Furballs Here

Download Furballs Here

Photoshop Mobile App Released!

icn_photoshopAdobe’s new iPhone/iPod Touch app allows you to edit and share your photos on the go. A free photoshop.com account is required. However, signing up allows you to store 2GBs of images online to be edited and shared. It’s easy to use the Photoshop.com Mobile App on your iPhone. Simply drag your finger to crop, adjust color, apply effects—you name it.

Editing Features Include:feat_img

  • Basic: Crop, Rotate, and Flip
  • Color: Exposure, Saturation, Tint, Black and White
  • Filters: Sketch and Soft Focus
  • Effects: Vibrant, Pop, Border, Vignette Blur, Warm Vintage, Rainbow, White Glow, Soft Black and White

Requires: iPhone OS 2.0 +

Learn more about Adobe’s Mobile Photoshop App Here

Download Mobile Photoshop Here.

SoundGrid 2.0

SoundGrid 2.0SoundGrid aims to be the most advanced matrix sequencer for iPhone / iPod Touch to create stunning audio-visual performances in a moment and wherever you are. It was inspired by famous Yamaha Tenori-On and popular ToneMatrix webapp by André Michelle.

topscreenshotEven if you never composed music you will find SoundGrid simple and exciting to play with and will start creating brilliant compositions in minutes with just the tips of your fingers. Then easily share them with other users and in turn browse, download and rate their creations. Or you can record composition to audio file, upload it directly to SoundCloud or export via email. You can even create your own unique ringtones!

Features:

  • Up to 8 layers each playing from any Sound Bank with up to 8 patterns per layer
  • Select one of 8 colors for each layer to create visual performance synchronized with notes played
  • Real-time sound effects: delay and resonant lowpass/highpass/bandpass/notch filter

Requires: iPhone/iPod OS 2.0

Download SoundGrid 2.0 Here

Learn more about SoundGrid 2.0 Here

Helios 2.2

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Designed as an aid to Cinematographers and Stills Photographers working in natural light, Helios is essential to anyone who needs to plan a day around the constantly changing character of sunlight. Gaffers, Grips, Location Managers, Production Designers and First Assistant Directors will already be aware of the value of this information.

Utilizing algorithms created by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and The National Geophysical Data Center to predict the sun’s movement (including nutation offsets) and magnetic declination, Helios is accurate to a tiny fraction of a degree.

Helios operates in 3 modes:

  • HelioMeter is a graphical representation of the sun’s position on a compass dial (azimuth) for any time of day, showing the sun’s elevation and proportional length of shadow an object would cast.
  • SkyView is an overall view of the sun’s path in the sky through the day.
  • Inclinometer View predicts the sun’s height at any given time in the day. Essentially an electronic inclinometer that reads in both time and angle.

Requires: iPhone/iPod Touch. iPhone OS 3.0 +

Download Helios 2.2 Here.

Learn more about Helios 2.2 Here.

Aqueous Lite 1.0

screenshot-2009-08-02-12h-32m-42sAqueous Lite 1.0 – Run your fingers through the calming water, tilt your iPhone and a relaxing Water Wall(C) transforms your day. Create your own perfect acoustic environment that will transport you off into a state of unparalleled relaxation. With high fidelity audio and HD quality water simulation Aqueous Lite will give you a taste of what’s available in the full version of Aqueous. Aqueous Lite’s high fidelity music and ambient mix is best enjoyed with headphones or speakers.

Allow this soothing application to lull you sleep, enhance your meditation or simply dial your world down.

If you do end up giving Aqueous a try I suggest you take a look at the Aqueous guide in order to get the most out of this serene application.

Requires: iPhone or iPod Touch software version 3.0+

Download Aqueous Lite 1.0 Here.

Learn more about Aqueous Lite 1.0 Here.

Deckster 1.0

decksterDeckster 1.0 is a card simulation app for iPhone and iPod touch. Featuring an entirely gesture-driven interface, Deckster mimics the form and function of a deck of cards, right down to the breaking of the security seal. With stunning original artwork throughout, Deckster shatters the established norms of what card play is on a computing device. No rules imposed. Unwrap, unbox, shuffle & deal the cards just like the real thing.

No rules imposed, you unwrap, unbox, shuffle and deal the cards just like the real thing, and box them up again when you’re done. Why play with somebody else’s rules? Include the Jokers; play deuces wild. Deal an extra card (and hope nobody notices!).  Deckster just provides and handles the cards for you. Deckster uses the most natural and intuitive gestures in an experience only possible on the iPhone and iPod touch.

Requires: iPhone or iPod Touch

Download Deckster 1.0 here.

Learn more about Deckster 1.0 here.

Global Impact 1.0

apps-globalimpact-1Global Impact 1.0 is a world-view fact comparison utility for iPhone and iPod touch. Specifically developed to take advantage of the iPhone’s unique capabilities and interface, Global Impact features dramatic worldwide facts, all presented in five different time perspectives. The user simply clicks on Year, Month, Week, Day or Now button, and the facts are presented in chart and number form for easy comparisons.

Perfect for social setting or group functions alike, Global Impact is simple, easy to read and understand. Whether the user prefers charts or numbers, both are presented and updated over ten times a second. The application sports visually appealing and dynamic charts for each category. View bar graphs to easily observe which numbers have the greatest impact and magnitude of global change. Users may quickly change categories by simply swiping the screen in either direction. Global Impact includes a handy quick start guide, and links are provided for more resources and information on topics of interest.

Feature Topics include:

  • World Environment
  • Natural Resources
  • Population
  • Economy
  • Drugs
  • And More

Requires: iPhone or iPod Touch, OS 3.0 Ready

Download the App Here

Learn more about the App Here

Spring cleaning for your Mac.

I just posted an article on my other site. Its about cleaning up your mac to increase performance. If you install alot of apps you may want to check it out. There pretty simple tips but they can do real wonders when it comes to speeding your mac up!

If you pair appleaddiction and alphaapp together you have the ultimate mac resource. Subscribe to both feeds to keep up to date on everything Mac!

Appleaddiction’s RSS feed –  alphaapp’s RSS feed.

Leaf Trombone World Stage™

lt-icon-100x126We’re pleased to introduce you to Leaf Trombone World Stage, an instrument, a game, and a huge global social experience. You can blow into your iPhone, or use touch mode with iPod touch to make beautiful music. It’s that easy!

You can practice your favorite songs as much as you like. Then when you feel ready, strut your stuff by performing on the World Stage, our revolutionary new platform where Leaf Trombone lovers around the world can listen to and score your playing.

Requires: iPhone or iPod Touch

Learn more about the amazing Leaf Trombone World Stage app here.

Or, if your ready to jump in, you can download the app directly to your iPhone or iPod Touch here.

Going Live Giveaway!

Thanks for visiting us on our opening day! There is not a lot of content up yet but we hope to begin expanding rapidly as we find more and more amazing apps. As of now Alphaapp will be focusing on Apple and iPhone/iPod Apps.

Because today is such a special day we are giving away a 2GB USB 2.0 Thumbdrive from Transcend and an 8GB SDHC Card from Kingston.

All you have to do to become eligible is to leave a comment below with your opinion of the site. Be honest now, we are always looking to improve the site and your comments are very valuable to us. -Must enter by Sunday@7:00 CST

Convertbot 1.1

Convertbot is a unit conversion robot. Convert currency, length, mass, time and much more in an exciting new way! Converting numbers will never again be a mundane task. In addition to its innovative interface, our robot is smart enough to convert to and from mixed units. Are you 5 foot 9 inches tall? Other converters require you to convert that to 5.75 ft in your head before being able to enter it. Convertbot allows mixed units like Foot + Inches, Pounds + Ounces, and more.

Features:

  • Beautiful and unique user interface that makes unit conversions a joy
  • Mixed Units. Convert to and from Foot + Inches, Pound + Ounces, and Hours + Minutes
  • Large, well-placed input buttons with audio feedback to make data input effortless
  • Currency Rates automatically updated every time the app is launched

Download and Purchase Here. ($0.99)

ColorSplash 1.2

ColorSplash lets you quickly and easily give photos a dramatic look by converting them to black and white, while keeping your chosen details in color. This effect – known as a “cutout” or “selective desaturation” – draws the viewers’ attention to the colored areas.

Use your finger as a brush to remove or bring back the original color from regions of your image.
Quickly zoom in and out using the two finger pinching gesture.

Users can upload pictures directly from ColorSplash to their Facebook, Flickr, or Twitter accounts

Download and purchase here. ($1.99)

Find more details here.

TwittMS 1.0

twittms_appicon TwittMS offers the slickest way to send and receive Direct Messages within the Twitter network: just open TwittMS, tap on one of your buddies and type in your message. What is more, TwittMS keeps track of your conversations in chat-style views, so it’s easy to pick up a conversation where you left off.
Packed into a gorgeous application, you are finally able to use Twitter’s Direct Messaging the way it’s meant to be!

Download and purchase Here. $1.99

More info here.

Aw Craps! 1.3

Aw Craps! lets you experience the thrill and excitement of casino craps right on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Seasoned shooters through beginners will love Aw Craps! ease of use, accurate table layout and game play. Aw Craps! unique dice rolling, where you control the direction and strength of the throw, really sets it apart from other craps games.

FEATURES:

  • Unique dice rolling allows you to actually “toss” the dice
  • Tapping on any table area gives you detailed information about that area
  • Guided tour gets you playing Aw Craps! quickly
  • Manual rolling mode allows you to choose dice rolls for learning or real dice rolling
  • The Aw Craps! dealer will advise you on bet increments for odds, place, buy and lay bets
  • Table layout and game play simulates real casino craps
  • Tap the lost bet area to view bets lost on the last roll
  • Easily control if bets are “working” or off on the come-out roll
  • Large chips and bet areas for easier game play
  • Choose your table limit, table odds, and starting bankroll

Download and purchase here ($1.99)

Showtimes 3.0

Showtimes is a must have for movie lovers, and best of all it’s free. Showtimes recognizes where you are and shows you results of the movie theaters nearest to you, movie listings, and show times. All of that with a single tap of your finger.

Features:

  • Movie information for the theaters nearest to you
  • Choose your favorite theaters to show first in results,
  • Mobile device locates where you are,
  • Interactive map with driving directions to each theater,
  • Modify your default location.

Find more details and dowload here.